has to be better then what we have here.

 

If it was fine ash well mixed with snow, it likely wouldn't hurt the sliders, but wouldn't be great for the bearings. It will definitely make a mess though. Coarser ash will be quite abrasive and will likely wreck the hyfax and bearings. Once the snow covers it over, I wouldn't be as worried about it though, as if you were running directly on and in it.

 

i think that stuff would goop up though, not harmful i'm sure. time will tell.

 

The hyfax question was a little bit toungue and cheek... It's gonna be a long time before anyone on the southern Kenai penninsula drives their car, let alone rides a sled... this stuff really tears up any metal or glass it contacts.... stays in air long time too

 

wow 2 in never heard of that problem before. how long will it take for 2in to accumulate.?

it also must be a pain to clean up everthing after it stops blowing.

 

The hyfax question was a little bit toungue and cheek... It's gonna be a long time before anyone on the southern Kenai penninsula drives their car, let alone rides a sled... this stuff really tears up any metal or glass it contacts.... stays in air long time too
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That's why I never made any comments first! That's burnt rock, damp it might as well be liquid sandpaper!

 

Are the Arctic Winter Games going to be affected by this? How much snow is there on the peninsula?

 

The ash predictions were pretty much overrated... the extreme southern kenai got a decent amount (south of kachemak bay), but everywhere else just got a light dusting... kept us in for a day or so, but we got about an inch or so of snowfall to keep it down. As far as snow goes, the central Kenai has barely enough to ride on, the southern has almost none... looking like a record year so far for south central alaska for lack of snow.

 

Having lived thru a volcanic eruption I have learned a couple of things. Volcanic ash is very conductive. If that stuff is in a fine grain, it gets into everything. If you think something is sealed it will find it's way in no matter how well it's sealed. It has a habit of shorting out electrical components. I would not ride in it unless it had a couple or 6 inches of snow covering it.